The Fire Pit

It was raining, but not a total wash out. I loved the casual fire pit just outside the barn. I hope to recreate something similar this summer at our new (old) house.

The Winter Garden

I love a winter garden. We lived in Southern California and Arizona for many years and that was one thing that I always missed. The growing season never ends. I love the quiet of a winter garden.The barn was filled with vendors and shoppers. We moved through the line slowly enough to learn about each product and its origin. Laura from The Hickories showing one of her beautiful handcrafted wreaths.

One of my purchases was a loaf of sourdough bread from Idyllwild Bread. I immediately came home and made avocado smash on toast.

Dirt Road Farm in Weston, Connecticut + Avocado on the best bread in Connectictut

Avocado Smash on toast consists of only a few ingredients, so the quality of the bread must be amazing. Using Idyllwild Bread really made this a great quick lunch.

Author:annie diamond

Prep Time:5 minutes

Cook Time:1 minute

Total Time:6 minutes

Yield:2 servings 1x

Category:breakfast, lunch

Method:easy

Scale

Ingredients

2 thick slices of good bread

1 large ripe avocado

sea salt

olive oil

lemon

red pepper flakes

Instructions

Scoop out the avocado into a bowl and mash with a fork

squeeze a lemon into the bowl

add a little sea salt

toast the bread

spread each slice with half of the avocado mash

drizzle with good olive oil and sprinkle with red pepper flakes

Notes

I’m not sure when avocado toast became a thing, but I only know how to make it the rustic way. I can’t for the life of me cut an avocado into perfect slices, but either way, I love it. It has simple ingredients and the only tricky part is having a ripe avocado on hand. I can keep bread in the freezer, lemons keep for weeks, and I always have salt, red pepper and olive oil.